Medicaid

Last week the U.S. Senate passed its dangerous tax bill, which is about as bad as the one the U.S. House of Representatives approved in mid-November. Both would give hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts

All Texans deserve high-quality health care, whether it’s for a physical ailment or a mental health or substance use issue.
In health insurance, the term “parity” describes the equal treatment of mental health (MH) conditions and substance use disorders (SUD) in

Last week we dug into Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s revenue update for the 2018-2019 state budget cycle. Compared to his January forecast, Comptroller Hegar now predicts more rapid economic growth. But the details of the revenue update show that

While Congress members were focused on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and cut Medicaid, they irresponsibly let federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expire on September 30. Texas and other states are keeping

Updated September 20, 2017.
At first glance it may look like Texas comes out ahead in the Graham-Cassidy bill, the Senate’s last-ditch effort to cut Medicaid and repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but that is only if one considers just

Today’s U.S. Census data release confirms that the number of Texans without health insurance continued to decline in 2016, with uninsured Texans dropping by 70,000 from the 2015 number, and by over 1.2 million since 2013. But

CPPP Senior Policy Analyst, Chandra Villanueva, co-wrote this post.
This post was updated on August 16th, 2017.
The final version of HB 21 is a step in the wrong direction, worsening funding disparities between charter and traditional public schools. HB 21 also

Kamia Rathore, Health & Wellness Intern, wrote this post.
Too many Texas women need affordable family planning services, but state leaders have made ill-advised and politically motivated decisions that limit access to critical services.
Overwhelming evidence from academic research and the state’s